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Manned Systems

AI Excites and Scares Cybersecurity Professionals at WCX

AI and SDVs are changing the face of automotive cybersecurity.

Articles

Automotive

CES 2026: Caterpillar Launches AI Assistant for Jobsites and Machines

Caterpillar used the CES 2026 venue to unveil Cat AI Assistant.

Technical Innovation

Transportation

AVL Develops ‘Generic’ Automation for Off-Highway Vehicles

AVL’s Generic Off-Road Automation System demonstrates that scalable autonomy is achievable through modular design, simulation‑driven development, and a phased integration approach.

Q&A

Mechanical & Fluid Systems

Hydraulics Remain Relevant in Software-defined Future

Bosch Rexroth engineering manager says hydraulics will remain relevant in software-defined future.

Articles

Software

Accelerating Down the Road to Autonomy

Commercial success of the autonomous truck may be closer than we think.

Articles

Transportation

Digital Tech a Las Vegas Headliner

SAE Media interviewed Erik Neandross, president of the Clean Transportation Solutions group at TRC, about the upcoming ACT Expo.

Articles

Software

Machine Learning Drives Design Space Exploration

Opportunities for innovation can be missed. Entire regions of the design space – potentially rich in viable or even optimal solutions – remain unexplored.

Articles

Manufacturing & Prototyping

Monarch Unveils AI-Powered Autonomous Platform

Before Monarch existed in 2015, its co-founders CTO Zachary Omohundro and CEO Praveen Penmetsa traveled to India to assemble two electric and connected tractors they had shipped over in crates. Jump ahead 10 years, and Omohundro and Penmetsa are unveiling something new to the market. The MonarchOne AI platform brings autonomy to tractors, but also other farming and construction equipment. Read on to learn more.

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Connectivity

Lifelike Simulation Accelerates Middle-Mile Autonomous Trucking

Gatik Arena is a next-generation simulation platform designed to accelerate the development and validation of autonomous vehicle (AV) systems. Gatik, which targets autonomous...

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Imaging

MOIA’s L4 ID. Buzz AVs Starting Service Next Year

Mobileye announced in June that its ongoing work with Volkswagen will deliver the automaker’s first production SAE Level 4 autonomous vehicles sometime in 2026. The first of these...

Articles

Manned Systems

Solving Problems and Seeking Big Ideas for Commercial Vehicles

Advancing technology to solve challenges involving regulation, compliance, autonomy, electrification, combustion engines and other areas is an obvious focus of SAE...

Technical Innovation

Manned Systems

Clarios Brings AI to Idle Management for Heavy Trucks

The predominant low-voltage battery maker Clarios today announced that IdleLess, a sensor-and-AI-driven system for heavy-duty trucks that it says can save up to $3,300 per year per...

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Energy

ACT Expo 2025: Heavy-Duty EVs, H2 Trucks and Tariff Talk Dominate Day One

Opening day of the ACT Expo 2025 in Anaheim, California, was a flood of product announcements and clean-fuel initiative updates. While the trucks and the technology...

News

AR/AI

Artificial Intelligence Being Schooled for Mining Applications

A battery-electric Honda midsize SUV entering production in early 2026 will use Helm.ai’s artificial intelligence to facilitate conditional automated driving. The start-up...

Original Equipment

Unmanned Systems

First Drive: REE’s Electrifying P7 Delivery Chassis

At NTEA’s 2024 Work Truck Week, REE Automotive showcased its P7 EV chassis and REEcorners modular suspension system. At the time, the P7 was being offered to North American fleets for...

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Data Acquisition

The Intersection of Autonomy and Cybersecurity

The race to greater autonomy is on in the industrial and commercial transportation industry and for good reason. Autonomous vehicles have the potential to transform commercial trucking,...

Technical Innovation

AR/AI

CES 2025: Oshkosh Puts AI, Autonomy and Electrification to Work

A multi-brand global company that serves several different industries marked its debut at one of the world’s largest technology exhibitions by highlighting its...

Articles

AR/AI

CES 2025: Deere Advances Off-Highway Autonomy

With the pungent smell of garlic in the air and the threat of tremors from three major fault lines, a select group of journalists invited to John Deere’s Gilroy, California, test center in...

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RF & Microwave Electronics

Sensata’s Sensors Aid Blind Spot Monitoring for Tractor-Trailers

Sensata Technologies’ booth at this year’s IAA Transportation tradeshow included two of the company’s Precor radar sensors. The PreView STA79 is a heavy-duty vehicle...

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Energy

Bauma the Big One in 2025

December is a good time to reflect on the past year – to celebrate successes and consider opportunities for improvement – but it is also an opportune time to look to the future. As I think about the year ahead...

Articles

Manufacturing & Prototyping

Making Software-Defined Vehicles Cyber-Secure

There is one sure-fire way to secure commercial vehicles from cyber-attacks. “You just remove the connectivity,” quipped Brandon Barry, CEO of Block Harbor Cybersecurity and the moderator...

Original Equipment

Energy

Liebherr Reveals Towering Battery-Electric Haul Truck

Liebherr and Fortescue unveiled their first autonomous battery-electric T 264 haul truck at MINExpo 2024, garnering a steady stream of attendees eyeing and climbing on the giant...

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Manned Systems

Navigating the Future of AI

Every fall, SAE International’s COMVEC symposium brings leaders from the on-highway, off-highway and defense sectors together to collaborate on solutions for the macro and micro challenges within the...

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Unmanned Systems

SAE Media Group Acquires Leading Community Hub for C-UAS Professionals

(New York and London) – SAE Media Group has completed the acquisition of C-UAS Hub (cuashub.com), a premier resource for news and actionable information in the...

Articles

Data Acquisition

Realizing Software-Defined Commercial Vehicles

Severe driver shortages, rising fuel and material costs, escalating demand for freight transport, higher sustainability requirements – there is no shortage of challenges facing the transport...

News

Manned Systems

Volvo Hits Milestones for Autonomous Trucks and Electrified Off-Highway Machine

Volvo made several key announcements at the 2024 ACT Expo in Las Vegas. The company also reaffirmed its goal of reaching net-zero carbon emissions with a 100%...

Q&A

Defense

Kodiak Adapts Autonomous Tech for Military Vehicles

Kodiak Robotics launched its first autonomous military prototype vehicle in December 2023 – a Ford F-150 upfitted with the Kodiak Driver autonomous system. Developed for the Department...

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Imaging

Advancing HMI Development of ADAS and Active Safety Systems

The advancement of vehicles with enhanced safety and infotainment features has made evaluating human-machine interfaces (HMI) in modern commercial and industrial vehicles crucial....

Articles

RF & Microwave Electronics

Daimler Truck and Torc Intensify Pursuit of Autonomous Trucks

Several autonomous-truck startups faltered in 2023. Another blow to the sector came in December, when TuSimple laid off about 150 employees, or 75% of its U.S. workforce, as it...